Lee, P.J., Lee, B.K., Jeon, J.Y. et al. (2 more authors) (2015) Impact of Noise on Self-rated Job Satisfaction and Health in Open-plan offices: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Ergonomics. ISSN 1366-5847
Abstract
This study uses a structural equation model to examine the effects of noise on self-rated job satisfaction and health in open-plan offices. A total of 334 employees from six open-plan offices in China and Korea completed a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire included questions assessing noise disturbances and speech privacy, as well as job satisfaction and health. The results indicated that noise disturbance affected self-rated health. Contrary to popular expectation, the relationship between noise disturbance and job satisfaction was not significant. Rather, job satisfaction and satisfaction with the environment were negatively correlated with lack of speech privacy. Speech privacy was found to be affected by noise sensitivity, and longer noise exposure led to decreased job satisfaction. There was also evidence that speech privacy was a stronger predictor of satisfaction with environment and job satisfaction for participants with high noise sensitivity. In addition, fit models for employees from China and Korea showed slight differences.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Ergonomics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | noise; open-plan office; job satisfaction; health; structural equation model |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2015 16:43 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2016 03:57 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2015.1066877 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00140139.2015.1066877 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90099 |